Demolition began Wednesday morning on the former Hopkinton Drug building at the corner of Main Street and Cedar Street. Boston-based Parsons Commercial Group, along with Brendon Properties, is redeveloping the property into a multifamily mixed-use development. The...
ARRESTS August 24 12:37 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning conducted a motor vehicle stop on West Main Street, and Officers Eva Cann and Kyle Quinzani responded as backup. A 50-year-old from Framingham was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation, OUI liquor and...
The Economic Development Advisory Board met for the first time Tuesday night and discussed some of its key goals. The seven-member Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB) originally was proposed by Select Board vice chair Shahidul Mannan as a means to brainstorm...
A state website seeking to return unclaimed property or money to its owners has identified 10 dormant accounts under the name of “Town of Hopkinton OBRA.” Findmassmoney.gov is under the purview of the Unclaimed Property Division of the Office of the State Treasurer...
The Hopkinton Police Department searched the woods near Wilson Street on Friday evening as part of a “well-being search” but was unable to find anyone, according to the police chief. In a text to the Independent on Friday night, HPD Chief Joseph Bennett reported that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBlkqIIHNPM&ab_channel=HCAM The Trails Committee at its meeting Wednesday night discussed how it wants to prioritize its goals and addressed an unintentional Open Meeting Law violation that occurred at the July 16 meeting. Vice...
The Water & Sewer Advisory Board on Wednesday discussed the town’s efforts to address concerns previously raised by a local water expert about salt potentially impacting the water supply. Ken Weismantel, a member of the state’s Water Resources Commission (WRC),...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] POLICE LOG August 12 12:20 a.m. Officer Aline Matos checked on a vehicle in a Hayden Rowe...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wIxGFJsTvU&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission on Tuesday continued the hearing on a Trails Committee proposal to create a trail connecting Loop Road at the schools complex to Chamberlain Street Extension after hearing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7hVhcd5sT8&ab_channel=HCAM In what chair Rob Benson termed “the fastest Planning Board meeting in history” at about eight minutes, the board on Monday voted 8-0 to continue the two scheduled hearings at the request of the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZJzQFn6TD0&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board on Tuesday night questioned attorneys from four law firms that hoped to provide Hopkinton with its legal counsel about their experience in municipal representation. The candidates...
ARRESTS [Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.] August 6 5:49 a.m. Sgt. Cody Normandin stopped a motor vehicle on South Street, and the driver reversed his vehicle...
Three men were convicted last week in Middlesex Superior Court of charges stemming from a large-scale burglary ring targeting South Asian homeowners in 25 towns, including Hopkinton, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The defendants all are...
During a brief meeting Monday night, the Board of Health discussed the current state of health care both statewide and nationally, along with the board’s options to address those issues. During its previous meeting in July, the Board of Health began drafting a...
Town officials and Verizon representatives agreed Tuesday morning on a four-day per week work schedule for the Main Street Corridor Project, according to the Select Board's project liaison. In a text message to the Independent, Select Board member Brian Herr stated...
Town officials have been making headway on resolving a scheduling disagreement with Verizon on its time frame for completing its work on the Main Street Corridor project, although a finalized schedule has not yet been achieved. In a phone interview with the...
The Open Space Preservation Commission on Thursday discussed a homeowner’s request for the removal of two trees on OSPC land in order to install solar panels on private property. Chair Ed Harrow explained that the homeowner lives at 58 Cedar Street Extension, just...
